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Tim Kendall, Pinterest's president and business chief, is leaving the company at year-end of the company to start a health-focused startup, as Recode first reported and the company confirmed to Axios.
Why it matters: Pinterest is losing its head of business operations just as Recode says that it is beginning to prep for a 2018 IPO, although CEO Ben Silbermann maintains that he has no plans to go public anytime soon.
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A man lies on the ground in front of riot police in Minsk. Photo: Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
Demonstrations broke out across Belarus on Sunday after a government exit poll predicted that President Aleksander Lukashenko, an authoritarian who has ruled the Eastern European country since 1994, had swept to overwhelming victory over a pro-democracy opposition candidate.
Why it matters: It's a precarious moment for the former Soviet republic, where decades of repression and a complete disregard for the coronavirus pandemic now threaten to topple "Europe's last dictator."
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Two weekends ago, President Trump met with a group of his closest aides in the conference room of his Bedminster golf club to discuss a subject that has been weighing heavily on his mind: the three scheduled debates with Joe Biden.
Behind the scenes: In the room with Trump were his son-in-law Jared Kushner, campaign manager Bill Stepien, senior adviser Jason Miller, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who role-played Hillary Clinton in Trump's 2016 debate prep sessions.